The governor explained that he implemented the idea after a woman asked him whether she should beat her husband with a bat to stop him drinking.

Many Indian states have urged for the reduction of alcohol in recent years by restricting the availability of the intoxicating drink, in efforts to reduce alcohol related violence.

Liquor is one of the biggest sources of revenue but some states have banned or restricted its sale.

The Supreme Court has banned liquor vends within 500 metres of national and state highways to prevent drink driving. Several states have renamed roads to circumvent the top court order that aims to make India’s notoriously accident prone roads safe.

With drinking becoming an increasingly large problem in India, a group of feminist vigilantes called the Gulabi Gangs, who wear pink saris and carry wooden sticks, have started a campaign to stop vendors selling alcohol and to shut down illegal moonshine operations.

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